Synthesis and Physiological Activities of Monoterpene Carboxylic Acid Esters with Pyrones

Abstract

We are conducting research into the synthesis of bioactive substances that are based on monoterpenoids. As part of this research, here we synthesized a compound that introduced three kinds of pyrones (a)-(c) (which are used for flavor and are known to be problem-free from a safety aspect) into the lateral chain of four types of monoterpenoids (1)-(4), and examined which of these compounds manifest miticidal activities. The results show that, of the functional groups introduced into the lateral chain, the miticidal effect of 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone was especially good. Of the compounds synthesized here, it was possible to clarify that compounds (1b) and (3b) showed miticidal activity.